Ischemic disease of the brain is called pathology, in which there is a violation of blood flow, more often due to clogging or narrowing of blood vessels that feed the brain tissue, and the associated oxygen deficiency. As you know, it is the brain that is the main consumer of oxygen in the body, and if its cells experience oxygen starvation, irreversible changes take place with them. Therefore, this pathology is not only a serious threat to the life of the body, but can also lead to a fatal outcome.
Causes of Ischemic Disease of the Brain
These include:
- disorders of cardiac activity;
- compression of blood vessels;
- atherosclerotic vascular lesions;
- spasm of blood vessels (often against the background of hypertension);
- amyloidosis;
- diabetes;
- increased blood coagulability, etc.
Types of ischemic disease of the brain
Ischemic disease of the brain can occur in both acute and chronic forms. The acute form is an ischemic attack that occurs suddenly and lasts usually not more than half an hour. Due to the violation of blood flow in large vessels of the brain in certain parts of the body, oxygen starvation is observed, and its manifestations depend on the localization of the lesion.
The chronic form develops due to the defeat of small blood vessels and prolonged oxygen starvation, has less severe symptoms and lasts for a long time. In some cases, chronic ischemic disease of the brain develops as a result of a prolonged course of the acute form in the absence of adequate treatment.
Symptoms of ischemic disease of the brain
The main possible manifestations of pathology in acute form include:
- unilateral worsening or loss of vision;
- double vision in the eyes;
- sudden weakness;
- instability, unsteadiness during walking;
- unusual gestures;
- slurred speech;
- dizziness;
- fainting;
- paralysis of the body part;
- loss of hearing;
- involuntary urination;
- disorientation in time, space;
- loss of memory, etc.
Chronic form of ischemic brain disease can be expressed by the following symptoms:
- frequent dizziness ;
- frequent headaches;
- blood pressure jumps;
- numbness of limbs;
- change of handwriting;
- change gait;
- irritability;
- weakening of attention and memory;
- fainting;
- drowsiness;
- constant weakness, fatigue, etc.
Consequences of ischemic disease of the brain
Due to cerebral ischemia the following complications may develop:
- acute vascular insufficiency;
- paralysis of the respiratory center;
- cerebral edema;
- heart failure, etc.
Treatment of ischemic disease of the brain
For the treatment of this pathology, conservative and surgical methods of treatment are used. Drug therapy is aimed at normalization of cerebral blood flow in the ischemia zone, maintenance of metabolic processes in the tissues of the organ, for which the following drugs are prescribed:
- anticoagulants ;
- angioprotectors;
- vasodilators;
- nootropic drugs.
It is also often required to carry out antihypertensive therapy, the use of lipid-lowering drugs.
As surgical methods of treatment, surgical interventions can be performed to remove a thrombus or atherosclerotic plaque from a clogged cerebral vessel.
Treatment of ischemic disease of the brain folk remedies
Of course, with such a serious pathology, you should not rely on the effect of any of the folk methods. However, alternative agents can be used with the permission of the doctor as additional methods that help to optimize blood circulation and alleviate the symptoms. For example, popular means for this pathology are infusions:
- walnut leaves;
- dill;
- garlic.